emjü
Ye'kwana edit
| ALIV | emjü |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | emjö |
| New Tribes | emjö |
Etymology edit
Derived from önu (“eye”). Perhaps cognate to Kari'na enyky, enupy (“to hurt the eye of, to get something in the eye”) (the expected cognate form would likely be Kari'na *enypy).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
emjü
- (transitive) to put a substance in the eyes
References edit
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “emjü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 438